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benyl
08-13-2005, 09:45 AM
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/il/lp/2005/0808/drives2.jpg

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=106822

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.f34.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.r34.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.profile.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.int.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.frontseat.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.cupholders1.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.cupholders2.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.startbutton.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.headrest.500.jpg

benyl
08-13-2005, 09:45 AM
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.rint.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.3rdrow.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.cargo2.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.cargo1.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.cargo-total.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.eng.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.whl.500.jpg

http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/roadtests/roadtest/06.mercedes.benz.r500/06.mercedesbenz.r500.act-profile.500.jpg

habsfan
08-13-2005, 10:00 AM
i saw this thing in motor trend and it really pissed me off. boo mercedes :thumbsdow

/////AMG
08-13-2005, 10:17 AM
I don't like the look tha tmuch, but it's basically a Benz for the whole family. Two thing I really hate: The rear of the vechile where they should have sloped it down to it foloowed the rear passenger windows. It would hav elooked way better.
And the Headlight don't look that great.

PS. They should have had the oversized rims like the concept!
Like In here (http://www.mbcanada.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=314&view=findpost&p=2004)

TheBenzo
08-13-2005, 10:18 AM
omfg thats gotta be a hoax... please be a hoax

/////AMG
08-13-2005, 10:20 AM
^^ Nope it's been around the net for almost 2 years with spy/concept pics.

Mr. Burns
08-13-2005, 10:21 AM
There are even plans for an R63 AMG.... 500+HP and 500+ Tq.

Hakkola
08-13-2005, 10:22 AM
We got 4 of them at Hyatt yesterday, the Black R500 with chrome window trim looks gangsta, and the interior is awesome, looks very good from the rear but the front is strange.

We also got a B200, and the same is true, looks good from the rear and side, but front is strange.

nismodrifter
08-13-2005, 10:27 AM
ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :barf:

Projek01
08-14-2005, 10:25 PM
thats ugly, rather drive a ford van then that if they were the same price.

Godfuader
08-14-2005, 10:31 PM
Now thats an ugly exterior. The interior, in true benz style, looks amazing. Dunno what else there is to this vehicle. I think having a family is a requirement to own this car.

MrPid
08-14-2005, 11:17 PM
That's fugly! Maybe even fuglier than it's sister...

http://www.daimlerchrysler.ca/EN/CHRYSLER/IMG/pac_home_0_pano_all.jpg

BerserkerCatSplat
08-15-2005, 12:23 AM
That front end is hideous. I like the looks of the Pacifica better. It really pains me to say that, but it's true.

BokCh0y
08-15-2005, 12:40 AM
mercedes' biggest mistake was getting in the sack with chrysler.

that thing is U-G-L-Y

Fluidic
08-15-2005, 03:06 AM
Not for me.

IMO, it would be great for a good size family with no concerns on the looks, but want a Mercedes product designed to do the job of an American minivan -- obviously without the American "design" bullshit.

IE: the "American" size cup holders. Nothing like pounding back 64oz of sugar!

:)

iceburns288
08-15-2005, 09:08 AM
wtf is Mercedes doing building cars like this? It should be making more McLaren models instead of this...shit.:confused:

lastprodigy
08-15-2005, 09:11 AM
fricken nasty......the new m-class looks worse than the GC too

/////AMG
08-15-2005, 11:05 AM
GC?

ZorroAMG
08-15-2005, 12:48 PM
Yeah it's ugly, but you people act like MB is the first automaker to make a shitty looking car to tap in to a new market. Get over it.

Oh and BokChoy you know obviously know nothing about the situation between MB and Chrysler because it has HELPED both automakers.

Hakkola
08-15-2005, 07:13 PM
Originally posted by lastprodigy
fricken nasty......the new m-class looks worse than the GC too

:dunno: Have you seen the new M-class in person? It looks pretty good, I drive one pretty much everyday, it's a hundred times better than the old ML.

R Class and B Class, ugly, but holy shit you should see the interior space in the R class, and the quality of the interior is really something. However, I still wouldn't buy either.

C4S
08-15-2005, 07:47 PM
So .. does it share anything with Pacifica? or other Benz? or other car??

crazydriver
08-15-2005, 08:26 PM
Ouch, that things an eyesore, what was Benz thinking :banghead: :banghead:

Hakkola
08-15-2005, 08:55 PM
If the R shares with anything, it would be Pacifica, but I'm not sure it does. The R class is Loooooong.

/////AMG
08-16-2005, 01:16 AM
Originally posted by Hakkola


R Class and B Class, ugly, but holy shit you should see the interior space in the R class, and the quality of the interior is really something. However, I still wouldn't buy either.

What do you mean the B-Class is ugly??

http://pulse.ecircle-ag.com/imgproxy/img/961607/header.jpg

This car is hot

I'd take this over any other sporty hatchback (i.e protge 5 n the rest that look like it)

MiG_Master
08-16-2005, 01:55 AM
Man, that R500 is a dog. A dog that should be brought out back and shot.

Neil4Speed
08-16-2005, 10:53 PM
I like the looks of the B-Class seems a great competitor to allot of the Hot Hatches we have, an AMG version would be awesome.

ZorroAMG, I see the obvious side of what the merger has done for Chrysler (:thumbsup: ), but I don't quite see what advantage it has had for Mercedes, could you kindly clarify?

Xtrema
08-17-2005, 01:09 AM
Originally posted by C4S
So .. does it share anything with Pacifica? or other Benz? or other car??

I spent a week in a Pacifica. And from the pics, you can easily tell R is based on that platform which is a unique platform. The are parts borrowed from the E-class, including dash guages and rear suspension but that's where the similarity ends.

R looks like a reskinned version of Pacifica. The row layout/dimension is exactly the same. Rear seat design is a bit different but both folds completely flat.

I think MB just want to offset the cost of this platform by introducing more models out of it.

Too be honest, I was quite impressive with the Pacifica. The only weakness is the 3.5L engine which lacks pep pulling this heavy people mover. And the 3rd row seats are only good for kids. Anyone over 5'6" will have trouble in long trips.

HRD2PLZ
08-18-2005, 09:22 AM
I have recently accused of having bad taste, but I actually don't mind the look of the R500. Maybe I would have to see one in person to make the final judgement, but for now, I will give it the benefit of the doubt :)

Hakkola
08-18-2005, 04:30 PM
Originally posted by /////AMG


What do you mean the B-Class is ugly??

http://pulse.ecircle-ag.com/imgproxy/img/961607/header.jpg

This car is hot

I'd take this over any other sporty hatchback (i.e protge 5 n the rest that look like it)

It's good looking from side and rear, as is true of the R class.

That picture is kind of a misrepresentation, see it in person and you'll realize the car is a little too tall and too long. Also, the area between the side view mirror and the front hood of the car is quite strange. Black only intensifies this. The car seems too look better in Silver than it does in black.

The B class looks like a real "mini" van.

EK 2.0
08-18-2005, 04:43 PM
Originally posted by Hakkola
We got 4 of them at Hyatt yesterday, the Black R500 with chrome window trim looks gangsta, and the interior is awesome, looks very good from the rear but the front is strange.

We also got a B200, and the same is true, looks good from the rear and side, but front is strange.



So Matt, you like it from the rear huh??;)

Penguin_Racecar
08-18-2005, 05:23 PM
wow, that's all kinds of hideous. The B-class doesn't really appeal to me either

lastprodigy
08-19-2005, 10:43 AM
Originally posted by /////AMG
GC?

grand cherokee...you should know since you seem to know everything about D-C



Originally posted by Hakkola


:dunno: Have you seen the new M-class in person? It looks pretty good, I drive one pretty much everyday, it's a hundred times better than the old ML.

R Class and B Class, ugly, but holy shit you should see the interior space in the R class, and the quality of the interior is really something. However, I still wouldn't buy either.

i agreed its much better than the old ml....but the backend of the new one is gross.....still like the jeep better for some reason

pinoyhero
08-19-2005, 07:55 PM
I'd put sliding door like a minivan i bet a lot of wealthier familie would love a MB minivan